Okinawa residents file suit over Koizumi's Yasukuni visits

Okinawa residents file suit over Koizumi's Yasukuni visits

NAHA, Japan - A group of Okinawa residents walk to the Naha District Court in Okinawa Prefecture on Sept. 30 to file suit against Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the Japanese government over the premier's visits to Tokyo's war-related Yasukuni Shrine in August last year and in April this year.

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